QPR boss Neil Warnock will warn Adel Taarabt and Kieron Dyer there is room for only one of them in his Premiership side.

The manager was fully expecting to be told his mercurial Moroccan star had been sold by now, but Taarabt turned up for training on Monday – a week earlier than expected, and Warnock is not expecting last season’s Championship player of the year to be sold anytime soon.

Dyer has agreed a one-year deal this week after impressing his new boss at a frank interview – with the manager penciling in the former Newcastle and West Ham star for a slot just behind the main attack.

He added: "Kieron’s pace would be ideal for that role, and in truth, with all the speculation – I thought Adel might be moving.

"But he’s keen to get started again, and so for the time being I have two excellent players who can fill the gap.

"When I met Kieron it was all about him wanting to play again and prove past injuries were behind him.

"Money didn’t even come into the reckoning. And you can call it one of those manager inklings if you like – but I could see myself getting on well with him."